LETTER: ‘On Tyranny’

Published 1:30 am Saturday, February 7, 2026

Timothy Snyder, in his book, “On Tyranny,” writes:

“The Founding Fathers tried to protect us from the threat they knew, the tyranny that overcame ancient democracy. Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the twentieth century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience.”

We would do well to read his book and pay attention.

Linda Benson

Sequim